The large hill and trees behind my home are blocking the line of sight to the broadcast towers 10 &amp; 35 miles away. Would this antenna still work well?
18908
I live in Waldorf MD. I am about 35 miles from our towers as well. I tried 3 antennas. Clearstream 2V, DB8e, and the Winegard HD 7694P. The Clearstream 2V worked pretty good, DB8e not as good for me, and the Winegard worked the best by far. Higher is better. I ended up with the 7694 a preamp and distribution amplifier to send throughout the house. I got about 30 channels on the Clearstream but it took a lot of tweaking. The DB8e never dialed in as well. The 7694 worked great the moment I set it down.
579080
In my opinion, if you are in or near a city, it should work well. The one I installed is located on a rooftop about 45-50 miles from the nearest station and it does fairly well. I do believe that is pushing the limit for distance, however. Make sure to use RG-6 cable for less signal loss. Hope this helps!
1926294
I have received signal up to 3 km in hilly area. Beyond this, I didn't tested and in plain areas range may be even greater may be up to 5-8 km. Buildings and Trees are enemy to signal and try to keep antenna as up as possible, say on the topmost floor of your building.
848498
These antennas are designed to pick up a broadcasting network. On my home and also on my RV I have telescoping antenna masts. You can even use a paint roller telescopic pole with three sections as I did on my RV to extend the length to twenty feet above ground level in still air conditions. They can be found at most large hardware chains. I have a telescoping pole with a thirty foot powered USB extension cable to get my home antenna to fifty feet above ground level. The higher your antennas the better they receive weak signals. These are directional antennas and must be pointed at the signals source to have the maximum RF gain. Without knowing your specific conditions I can only state that there must be a line of site connection, I.E. you cannot have a hill in the way of the 1.5 mile distance. The trees block your signal; if you have a lot of trees your signal will be degraded. In my own experience these antennas work as well or better than Yagi antennas. The height of your antenna and the terrain the signal must travel are the determining factors in your question.
1087648
Yes, it is very misleading. Radio frequencies work best on line of sight, so as long as there is nothing blocking such as buildings or high hills, 30 miles is quite possible if you have the elevation and no interference from buildings or other obstructions. Buyer beware.Regards Brian
262009
You might. It depends on hills, large buildings etc. but this antenna is little better than standard rabbit ears, so it's not going to work miracles.
1612555
If heard of people putting antennas in their attics`. I guess you could this one, too. If your attics big enough and your not to far from TV stations. Buildings and trees block tv signals, I would think an attic does the same? Putting this on a 20-25 ft. pole down the side of house & using Quad Sheild RG-6 coax 75 ohm Cable , probably would get you better signal & stations further away. Mines on a 50ft. tower connected to 50` feet of RG-6 cable down to the amp. & I`m getting stations 60 miles ( south & east) away.
608278
This antenna was very marginal for me with a station located about 30 miles away. Once in a while it would be ok (depending on atmospheric conditions, etc.) but mostly unwatchable. My local station 10 miles away was just fine. Finally decided that satellite TV is the way to go for more than one station.In my opinion, if your stations are 50 miles away, the only way to go would be a high quality roof antenna.HD is not an issue since most stations are digital and broadcasting it by default now.
626417
I easily pick up digital signals from 60 miles out. I live on a hill, which helps, but my Eagle Aspen antenna is mounted in my attic. Several programs are duplicate because they are broadcast from different cities. Like, I might get 3 channels of Home Shopping Network.I live 30 miles north of Pittsburgh.
1985737
As with all TV antennas, the range depends on the terrain and other obstacles between your antenna and the tower. If your antenna is mounted lower and you're in a valley the range will be less, perhaps 20 miles or less. If your antenna is mounted higher and the terrain is flat the range will be much more, perhaps as much as 70 miles. Antennas mounted outside usually work better because inside the house about half the signal may be lost passing through walls or roofing materials. This FCC web site will give you a pretty good idea of the reception at your address. http://transition.fcc.gov/mb/engineering/dtvmaps/ As with all TV antennas, the range depends on the terrain and other obstacles between your antenna and the tower. If your antenna is mounted lower and you're in a valley the range will be less, perhaps 20 miles or less. If your antenna is mounted higher and the terrain is flat the range will be much more, perhaps as much as 70 miles. Antennas mounted outside usually work better because inside the house about half the signal may be lost passing through walls or roofing materials. This FCC web site will give you a pretty good idea of the reception at your address.... » Read More As with all TV antennas, the range depends on the terrain and other obstacles between your antenna and the tower. If your antenna is mounted lower and you're in a valley the range will be less, perhaps 20 miles or less. If your antenna is mounted higher and the terrain is flat the range will be much more, perhaps as much as 70 miles. Antennas mounted outside usually work better because inside the house about half the signal may be lost passing through walls or roofing materials. This FCC web site will give you a pretty good idea of the reception at your address. http://transition.fcc.gov/mb/engineering/dtvmaps/ « Show Less
55862
I was too far away to get any stations more than 30 miles or so. It really all depends on your geography. I'm in the mountains, way too many trees for an indoor antennae.
2110971
This antenna works OK by itself in my application. I am 20-25 miles from the broadcast antenna, and over a hill or two. I think the documentation tells what channels it is optimum for. As I recall, it is the high VHF channels (9-13). It will work with another antenna since it includes the balancing connection. One thing to remember is that the channel may not broadcast on the channel your TV displays. For example, our channel 7 actually broadcasts on 39.
515687
every area has different characteristics, and RF interference, my signals are making it over 50 miles and sharp, if the broadcast towers are unobstructed between you and them, i.e. on top of tall buildings it shouldn't be a problem, there are online resources to give you estimated channel reception, take what it says and the Mohu should out perform that substantially
1954057
I think it depends on a number of factors, so there is no definite answer. Do you have a lot of trees surrounding your house, are you in a valley, where are you planning on installing the antenna? It also depends on the weather at times. We have discovered that if it is very windy the signal can cut out on some stations. We live about 40 miles from Boston, MA and 25 miles from Providence, RI. We can get channels from both directions, but sometimes we will have issues. Usually you can find the same program coming from another station in another direction.
1985738
My antenna picks up signals from transmitters 50 miles away, but a friend picks up signals that are 90 miles away. We live where it is flat with no obstacles to block the signal.
956682
It may be rated at 30 miles but I am receiving channels that are 50 miles away in a 100 mile radius. I am still amazed at how well it works because my home has a tall rocky ridge about 100 yards from my home blocking sunlight to the West and the North of my house. So I thought I was doomed as far as getting a TV signal. I installed my antenna on a short pole just inches above the peak of one of my homes gables. I then sprayed the underside of the antenna with camouflage brown paint that I found at Home Depot. This made the small antenna even more unobtrusive, in my opinion. For your information, I think you will find out that no HOA can tell you that you cannot mount an antenna on your home. There is a Federal ruling about everyone's right to communicate... or something like that. With all that said, I have no idea how well the antenna will work in your attic. I didn't even attempt it because I knew I was really stretching the limits of this device. But I sure have been impressed and it is so inexpensive anyway. Good luck to you!
1033455
I have a place in northeast Wisconsin and I am 72 miles from Green Bay, Wi and I now receive all the channels from Green Bay. I have the antenna only about 12 feet off the ground right now. So I would have to say the antenna works very well.